The last time we all saw Patricia Lamb, her SNAP balance was just $2.45 and she was trying to figure out how to stretch that into actual meals.

Her story sparked a huge response, not only here in Tucson, but from people across the country who connected with the struggle she was facing.

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I joined Lamb at her local Tucson Neighborhood Walmart on the Southside, as she shopped for her Thanksgiving dinner with her benefits finally restored and her uncertainty replaced with relief.

"It's amazing to not have to figure out if I've got, you know, enough to cover milk so that the kids have at least milk," Lamb said.

Item by item, Lamb filled her cart with butter, potatoes, French fried onions and other Thanksgiving essentials. For

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